The Three Objects

I.
To realize and spread
The knowledge of Unity,
The religion of Love
And Wisdom,
So that triumphalism
In religion
May fall away,
The human heart
May overflow with love,
And all hatred caused
By distinctions
And differences
May be rooted out.

II.
To discover
The light and power
Latent in the
Human being,
The secret of all religion,
The power of mysticism,
And the essence
Of philosophy,
Without interfering
With custom or belief.

III.
To bridge
East and West
In thought and ideals,
Forming the
Universal Fellowship,
Where human beings
May meet
Beyond the narrow
Boundaries
Of tribal identity.

* These are updated gender-inclusive versions of Inayati Sufism’s ‘Three Objects,’ created for murids of the Inayati-Maimuni Order, and for the personal use of Inayati Sufis of other orders. * These and other prayers and remembrances are found in Gayatri (2024), our universalist Sufi prayerbook.